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pete williams joins me now with more on this. pete, what fueled the case that's under debate here? let's talk specifically about how it is raised to the level it is now. >> it is an appeal from shelby county, alabama, one of the areas covered. basically that this law has time passed us by. when congress renewed it in 2006, renewed four times, they didn't marshal enough evidence to show that it is still constitutional because it turns everything upside down. anything the states do to change their election rules is presumed to be improper until they get federal permission and say that violates state sovereignty. the question is the voting rights act still current enough to pass the constitutional test. what many of the states say, including shelby county is, there are parts of the south where a -- blacks register, rote and elect people in greater numbers than in many parts of the mortds that are not cover bid the voting rights act and say it is unfair. thomas, four years ago the supreme court came close to striking it down and said congress should change the formula. formula has not
pete williams joins me now with more on this. pete, what fueled the case that's under debate here? let's talk specifically about how it is raised to the level it is now. >> it is an appeal from shelby county, alabama, one of the areas covered. basically that this law has time passed us by. when congress renewed it in 2006, renewed four times, they didn't marshal enough evidence to show that it is still constitutional because it turns everything upside down. anything the states do to...
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pete williams, zach wahls, the author of "my two moms." we'll follow this story and see where it takes us in may. the pentagon also making changes to its policy on same-sex spouses. the military will extend some benefits to those couples. leon panetta has not made a final decision on which benefits will be included, possibly health and welfare programs. an announcement is expected in the next few days that will clear that up. >>> straight ahead, targeting u.s. terrorists. just how effective are those military drone strikes? general barry mccafferty is going to weigh in. a change for monopoly and some may call it the cat's meow. so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/t
pete williams, zach wahls, the author of "my two moms." we'll follow this story and see where it takes us in may. the pentagon also making changes to its policy on same-sex spouses. the military will extend some benefits to those couples. leon panetta has not made a final decision on which benefits will be included, possibly health and welfare programs. an announcement is expected in the next few days that will clear that up. >>> straight ahead, targeting u.s. terrorists....
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>>> breaking news concerning the disgraced olympian lance armstrong, and our pete williams is joining us from d.c. to explain how a case from the government is moving forward. pete. >> this is a serious new legal threat to lance armstrong who has so far successfully avoided any legal reprecussions from his use of performance enhancing drugs in the tour de france. the justice department will shortly moif a federal court here in washington that it is joining a whistle blower lawsuit that was filed two years ago by one of armstrong's former teammates, floyd landis. now, landis has admitted cheating in the tour de france, but in a 33-page lawsuit that he filed two years ago he claims that lance armstrong twice gave him hormones that were banned and that he twice participated with armstrong in a practice called blood doping, where you take some of your own blood out, put it in the refrigerator, and then put it back in right before a race, and the government's involvement here will basically claim that lance armstrong defrauded the federal government because his tour de france teams were sp
>>> breaking news concerning the disgraced olympian lance armstrong, and our pete williams is joining us from d.c. to explain how a case from the government is moving forward. pete. >> this is a serious new legal threat to lance armstrong who has so far successfully avoided any legal reprecussions from his use of performance enhancing drugs in the tour de france. the justice department will shortly moif a federal court here in washington that it is joining a whistle blower...
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nbc justice correspondent pete williams was inside the supreme court and joins me now. explain the arguments that you heard. >> reporter: thomas, the court heard argument for about an hour and 15 minutes. i think it is a safe prediction to say the voting rights act as it now stands is not going to survive. the question is how far will the supreme court go in striking parts of it down? what seemed to concern the majority of the justices was the fact that the law is too backward looking. when it was passed in 1965 it was intended to deal with a clearly documented pattern of racial discrimination in the south trying to prevent blacks from registering, voting, and being able to elect people. and the problem many of the justices say is that now the law when it was re-enacted the last time isn't forward looking enough. many of the justices said the problems in the south aren't as bad as they are in some places in the north and it troubled them that the law doesn't have any way to deal with that. i think two of the key justices that we looked at were justice kennedy and justic
nbc justice correspondent pete williams was inside the supreme court and joins me now. explain the arguments that you heard. >> reporter: thomas, the court heard argument for about an hour and 15 minutes. i think it is a safe prediction to say the voting rights act as it now stands is not going to survive. the question is how far will the supreme court go in striking parts of it down? what seemed to concern the majority of the justices was the fact that the law is too backward looking....
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here is pete williams. >> the ancient map makers once labelled areas they didn't know about as -- it is very much an issue as congress looks at new gun controls. for gun rights advocates it is an article of faith, the second amendment will protect them. the nra's wayne lappier on "meet the press" it reads a well regulated militia necessarily to the security of the free state shall not be infringed. the supreme court ruled the second amendment prevents states from banning hand guns in a home. that's why opponents of a ban on assault weapons say the popularity of rifles and high capacity magazines present a big hurdle for banning them. >> handgun magazines from the standard size have common lawful use and the ar-15 rifle the most popular in the country has pervasive lawful use. >> reporter: some say invoking common use is not enough to have gun control laws as unconstitutional. >> the question for the supreme court will be are the firearms in common use and is a restriction a substantial burden on self defense. these assault weapons are not generally used for self defense purposes. >>
here is pete williams. >> the ancient map makers once labelled areas they didn't know about as -- it is very much an issue as congress looks at new gun controls. for gun rights advocates it is an article of faith, the second amendment will protect them. the nra's wayne lappier on "meet the press" it reads a well regulated militia necessarily to the security of the free state shall not be infringed. the supreme court ruled the second amendment prevents states from banning hand...